Soccer’s Beckham scores visit with troops in Afghanistan

British soccer ace David Beckham jetted into Afghanistan to raise the morale of troops fighting in the war-torn country.

The sports superstar left Royal Air Force base Brize Norton in Oxford, England, on Friday and arrived in the war zone under the cover of darkness.

He will make the rounds of the British army’s base in Helmand Province, and hopes to boost the soldiers’ spirits with his surprise visit.

Before flying out of England, he told reporters, “I have nothing but admiration for these young men and women and it makes me very proud to be British.

“I’ve wanted to visit Afghanistan for a long time and I hope that in some way it helps remind everyone at home what an amazing job they are doing out here in very difficult conditions. I feel very humble.”